Power must change hands

By Leslie Phiri

Life is a power game, it's not for the frail neither is it for the weak and feeble; It's the survival of the fittest. God has given us everything that pertains to life godliness and holiness and part of that package includes power.

Without power we are nothing, we are mere subjects confined to failure, sickness, death and satanic intrusion into our lives.

Christians must discover the power that God has entrusted us with. It is however unfortunate that most Christians do not realise the value and power that God has deposited into their lives.

This is the reason the Lord laments in Hosea 4 v 6, "My people perish because of lack of knowledge." Christians need to stand up and study the word of God so that they can fully walk in fullness of God's plan and purpose.

Apostle Paul states in Ephesians 6 verse 12 that: "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

God will not send his children to partake in a battle where He does not give us the necessary ammunition to wage that war.Jesus Christ assures us in John 10 verse 10 that though the devil has come to kill, steal and destroy, He has come to give us life in abundance.

The devil hates the children of God, and he does so with a passion. He has targeted every believer. The devil wants to see us sick, in pain, cursed, in debt and wallowing in poverty. When we are in such a mess, the devil rejoices because he knows he is exercising power and dominion over us.

However its time for the tables to turn, its time the children of God stand up and take full control of the power that God has placed in our lives.

That Goliath must die, that Samuel must be born, Saul must be transformed to Paul, The Egyptians must cross the red sea, power must change hands!  

Our God is often referred to as the Lord of Hosts, God omnipotent and Jehova of Armies. This is no mean talk our God will fight our battles for us and we are condemned to overcome and succeed. Surely if he is on our side, who can be against us?

David, a man after God's own heart, distinguished  himself well when he was faced by the giant Goliath. It was a power game and David had to up his game and overcome the devil in Goliath. Indeed they that are born of God, overcomes the world.

When God created man, the first thing that that he said to man is: "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." - Genesis 1 verse 28

Christians must take hold of that power and fully exercise it. They must move from being victims to victors. Its high time the Children of God pray earnestly and seek the face God so that they can be able to overcome evil by doing good.

Paul writes to the Church in Corinth saying: "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power." (1 Corinthians 4 verse 20). The kingdom of God is not about petty talk, its not for the weak and feeble, its for spiritual giants.

Cognisant of the fact that life is a power game, Jesus, ascending to heaven said to his disciples, "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."  (Matthew 28 verse 18)

God would never sacrifice his only begotten Son for nothing! He knew there was power involved, and had to redeem us from the enclave of the feeble and translate us into an atmosphere of power and dominion.

Our is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we can think or meditate upon.

Through prayer and fasting, Christians must be in a position to exercise power and dominion and posses the gates of the enemy. Christians must take over, cast demons, heal the sick, walk in explosive prosperity and experience the fullness of God!

God will not create Christians to live in poverty, in debt ,in crisis and in sickness. David says, I have been young and now I am old but I have not seen the righteous forsaken nor their children begging for bread.

We have been given power to rule, greater is He that is in us that he that is the world, power must change hands!

Amen

AFM pastors die in car accident

By Leslie Phiri

Two Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) pastors died on the spot while three other pastors sustained serious injuries after the car they were travelling in burst its tyre before overturning three times near Esigodini yesterday night.

Pastor Tashaya and Pastor Shayawako lost their lives while Pastor Moyo and Pastor Chitsa are said to be in the Intensive Care Unit at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) in Bulawayo. Three other Pastors - Pastor Chigeda dislocated his leg while Pastor kandore and Pastor Ndlovu, are said to have suffered minor injuries.

According to Pastor  kandore (pictured above) who survived the accident: "We were coming from an outing in Esigodini when the car burst its tyre, before swaving three times and overturning as many times.

"After the car overturned, I don't know how we were thrown out of the car, all I know is that I saw  Pastor Shayawako's body  buried under the car. We then asked for assistance from passerbys to move the car. 

At that time Pastor Tashaya was seriously injured, failing to breathe properly and  we lost him moments later," he said.

Pastor Moyo is said to be in a critical condition after his head rammed on a as a result of  being thrown out of the car.

Other pastors are said to be recuperating at home.

Pastor Tashaya was the AFM Bulawayo South Province Deputy Overseer and pastoring the AFM Morningside Assembly  while Rev Shayawako was the secretary of the  board while pastoring the Emganwini assembly.

Social networking site facebook was abuzz with people passing their condolence messages to the bereaved families and saluting the great work that these men were doing.

Pastor Tashaya is survived by his wife and two children while Pastor Shayawako is also survived by his wife and four children.

Mourners are gathered at the deceased's homes in Bulawayo.

GOD IS INVINCIBLE AND INFALLIBLE

By David Msebele

Our God is invincible and infallible. He is indestructible, indomitable, invulnerable, unbeatable and unconquerable.  The God we serve is dependable, foolproof, perfect, reliable and above all unbeatable.

The devil has spread a lie around – that he is invincible and infallible as God, Jehovah, the creator and the possessor of the heavens and earth.

In understanding the anatomy of God as being infallible and invincible our faith levels rise, our trust in him is restored.  For the record, the devil is a created, fallible and defeatable creature.